Here is a list of common investment accounts and explanations. 401k plan Roth Ira Reasons For A Roth Conversion From 401K Or Traditional Roth How To Convert To A Roth IRA 529 Educational savings plan How to set up a 529 plan Traditional IRA account TSA – tax sheltered annuity Fixed annuities and variable annuities

Stocks are the cornerstone of any investment portfolio – read all about them. What is a stock? What are bluechip stocks? Stock prices do not represent stock value Stock and ETF trading symbols How limit orders work. How market orders work. An explanation of short selling stocks Bid and ask prices Reverse stock splits

Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #164 – November 5, 2010 Welcome to the November 5, 2010 Edition #164 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and […]

Dividend investing is very popular – read these posts to understand the basics. What are stock dividends? Should I invest in dividend stocks? Dividends – cash or reinvest? – Should you buy more with your dividends in your account or withdraw them as cash? Dividend yield – How to calculate it. Dividend increases and cuts […]

Index funds and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) are the best investment products for couch potato investing. Find out all the basics in these articles. What are exchange traded funds? Should I buy ETFs or Index funds? Should I buy ETFs or Index funds? A far more detailed look at this question. Not all index funds […]

Fixed income includes bonds, high interest savings accounts, CDs and TIPS. Read all about them here. What are bonds? What is an interest payment? What is fixed income? Types of fixed income investments. How interest rates affect bond prices. What are CDs – certificates of deposit? Money market mutual funds Fixed income risks Tax free […]

Here are some general investing topics. What is investing? Online discount brokerages Bull and bear stock markets Investment real return MER – management expense ratio Transfer-in-cash Transfer-in-kind What are hedge funds? What are commodity investments? Dollar cost averaging Financial statement analysis Foreign exchange or forex trading What is the difference between small cap and large […]

All individual stocks are traded on stock exchanges. Whether you own individual stocks, index funds, etfs or mutual funds – these articles are important to read. What is a stock market exchange? What is a stock market index? Different types of stock market indexes More information on stock market indexes

There are an infinite number of investing styles – read about some of the more common ones. Index/passive/couch potato investing Growth investing Value investing Bottoms up investing Top down investing Timing the market Chasing investment returns Technical stock analysis

Taxes are an unfortunate aspect to investing. These articles will help you understand some of the tax issues with investing. What are capital gains and capital losses? How to calculate capital gains and losses Taxable and non-taxable investment accounts Tax brackets and marginal tax rates Prepare taxes by hand or use software

One of the key steps to investing is deciding on your asset allocation. What is an asset allocation you ask? It’s the relative amounts of different asset classes in your portfolio which will determine how much risk your portfolio has. Asset classes An asset class is a grouping of similar investments whose prices tend to […]